MiniSimp's 1985

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Trying to add some weight in the back to simulate what I bring when camping (mostly carrying Dave's stuff)You really shouldn't richard with dave, might wanna get checked.

least you would have not gone thirsty or hungry 

[Gittinit]

Nice pics mini you got some good flex there man! Thanks for taking pics mrs mini  Now I got my fix!

[toywthbdydmge]

looking good 

[Hyena]

it has a nice stance, low and wide!  Very stable.

[MiniSimp]

it has a nice stance, low and wide!  Very stable.

Short legs, fat, and big shoes

I like having a 50* rollover angle. I'd like to lower it more actually.

[Wermz84]

So where there a 1000 motorcyclist swarming around your truck like Nats?   that's what happened when I went there.  even in the 4x4 area.  


Looking good on them rocks.. 

[MiniSimp]

So where there a 1000 motorcyclist swarming around your truck like Nats?   that's what happened when I went there.  even in the 4x4 area.  

No, but when I was driving down the access road everybody was looking at my truck like WTF??

Looking good on them rocks.. 

Thanks.

[*FFC*]

Hey I remember that rock!!



Or the surrounding ones I busted my track bar right off the frame *again* right there

[MiniSimp]

How the hell did you do that?

[*FFC*]

How the hell did you do that?

It had been booger welded up.. I'd been mashing through the mud and crawling frame twister a little bit.  I pulled it up to a rock and a bunch of guys jumped out of the truck in front of me and told me to stop.  I got out and it was sitting on the ground. We used a tiny pink rope to strap it up and I drove home on it with my front axle secured only by my radius arms and my coil springs

I know... The weld that held it to the frame was not worthy of being called a weld And it WASN'T my weld

[MiniSimp]

That must have been a fun drive back. Did you take the altamont?

[*FFC*]

That must have been a fun drive back. Did you take the altamont?

Naw, remember I live on the same street as Carnegie... I drove it at 5 mph ish all the way home... took me just over an hour

[mickeyfinn]

like the looks of that 

[weirdtimes_7]

What pages do you have the bed shots on?? I wanna see your setup for your tools box's and what else you have back there...

military_stang

[MiniSimp]

What pages do you have the bed shots on?? I wanna see your setup for your tools box's and what else you have back there...

military_stang
:respect"

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=8233.105
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=8233.1155

[weirdtimes_7]

Sweet, i like the bed. Does it work well with all the wheeling?? 

Is this to help with flex???



military_stang

[MiniSimp]

Sweet, i like the bed. Does it work well with all the wheeling?? 

Yeah, it does well, easy to tie everything down and it's nice and narrow.

Is this to help with flex???

Yes, it makes it so the leaf spring does not twist while articulating which makes it easier on the spring to droop and compress without resistance.

Here is a great example from BigMike, notice how much the spring would have to twist itself to gain that much rotation?

[weirdtimes_7]

Did you make them yourself??

military_stang

[MiniSimp]

Did you make them yourself??

military_stang

No, I designed them based on the ones used under Formula Toy #27 and gave the plans to Dave Wong at Dave's Offroad Outlet in Sonora and he built them.

[Wermz84]

   Wow,  Looks like those are working out!

[*FFC*]

Yeah, it does well, easy to tie everything down and it's nice and narrow.Yes, it makes it so the leaf spring does not twist while articulating which makes it easier on the spring to droop and compress without resistance.

Here is a great example from BigMike, notice how much the spring would have to twist itself to gain that much rotation?

Kyle, where are your pics of the one you busted? 

[weirdtimes_7]

So where do we go to buy them... those things are to cool....

military_stang

[MiniSimp]

Kyle, where are your pics of the one you busted? 

I think around page 24

Those were made of thinner tubing. The new ones are 1.25x.025wall and are way beefier.

So where do we go to buy them... those things are to cool....

Call Dave Wong at Daves Offroad Outlet in Sonora (209) 588-1880

[weirdtimes_7]

How much are they for two sets???

military_stang

[MiniSimp]

I think around a buck and a quarter, you'ld have to call Dave to know for sure.

[weirdtimes_7]

I think around a buck and a quarter, you'ld have to call Dave to know for sure.

ok, sweet stuff.. thank you for the info. by the way... it's lookin good

military_stang

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All photos by MrsMiniSimp and are copyright Simpson-Photography.com

Durn, I thought I would infringe....

[skipnrocks]

   Wow,  Looks like those are working out!

Will the shocks bring them back,  what keeps them from staying swung to one side or the other?

[Duffil]

when the truck flexes the other way, it pull back into place.

[alwayzbroken]

what keeps them from staying swung to one side or the other?

The same forces that bring the axle level when you don't have pivot blocks. There is nothing changed by the pivot blocks as far as centering is concerned I would imagine. It may lean a little for a while but will equal itself out after some driving.